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As it makes its way towards the Parish Church, it passes the Shambles and the Town Hall - officially known as the Town House - with an advertising sign for F Collitt & Co placed incongruously on its wall.

Further along, there’s a brief glimpse of a large crowd gathered around - but what are they looking at?

And as the brief film closes, the 36 tram trundles past, no doubt packed with passengers coming into town for the market.

• Taken from Stockton-on-Tees (1910), BFI National Archive, available as part of #britainonfilm via BFI Player .